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Pepe will be a featured character for certain. His absence from the early draft seemed a rather distinct creative choice, but Disney wants him and enough of the public really likes him. The prawn's particularly good at bridging non-fans to the Muppet gang and let's not forget he got his own...

Welcome home! We little people missed you. :o

Waldo isn't that popular of a character with fans and non-fans like Bean, the frackles or even someone like Uncle Deadly seems to be. I like him and would like to see all Muppets included. I actually think (even though I understand why Disney wouldn't want to allow it) that a Sesame character...

Oh, wow. I hadn't seen that before. A friend of mine has a poser of the Superman comic that image is parodying.

The only way to escape reality in a film is to show reality and then turn it on its head. There must be a reference point. Also, it’s being overlooked that they are facing Gargamel (Hank Azaria = nice choice). I still don’t think we have enough information yet. I'm still thinking they might...

So far it seems a little staged and clumsy, but it is the first episode. It will take a while to hit its stride...I'm reserving final judgement for a while.

It's a company cash flow issue for 007. Both Bond films performed about the same domestically and worldwide with each total nearly $600 million dollars in the box office. There as a few purists that don't like the new films, there always are with this sort of thing, but that has had no impact on...

NY is an expensive place to shoot. This is why I'm thinking there could be a story element we don't know about. What will make a live action (CG) Smurf film interesting is juxtaposition is placing them in an unlikely setting. We know Gargamel is going to be in it. I'm thinking there could be...

I understand the voice casting for these pictures. It is a specialty art form. Mainly, I like Neil Patrick Harris and Hank Azaria playing iconic live action parts in the Smurf pic. Happy Feet did have a good moral, but I just found most every minute excruciating to watch. The concept could...

I agree. It looks like Disney wants longevity to the characters seen in the film so a recast would make sense, but the whole Bill & Brian wit can't really be replicated with another performer. There's something about that duo.

Cameos and rights I think there are clever ways around legalities like the several non-Disney character cameos (likely used without permission) in the Pigs in Space one-shot. The laws of copyright and parody kind of confuse me these days since shows like Family Guy get carte blanche on nearly...

I'm not sure how to feel about the Smurf movie. I hear it takes place in New York, it's modern day and that Neil Patrick Harris plays Johan, Hank Azaria plays Gargamel, Katy Perry plays Smurfette, Paul Reubens plays Jokey Smurf, Alan Cumming plays Gutsy Smurf and Jonathan Winters plays Papa...

I agree with you with the meh-factor, but the Mummy and Larry are my favorite parts for some reason. :confused: I guess it's that they seem more relaxed and less on-the-nose.

Very true. I feel that Henson Co had the Muppets for so many post-Jim years and couldn't balance enough of the corporate side to maintain Muppet momentum the way Disney seems to be doing. I'm okay with anything short of poking a hobo in the eye with a stick as long as the Muppets show up...

Star Wars, James Bond, Lord of the Rings, the Muppets...all franchises. It doesn't mean that's a bad thing. In fact, just the opposite. Even Jim Henson built a shrine to the almighty dollar. It was with a wink and a nod, of course, but also with much understanding of how things get funded and...

The puppets and puppetry look great. If it weren't so scripted the natural improv humor of the performers might shine brighter. The jokes are a little stale and obvious in this clip. It's too early to tell. I hope for the best. :o

Fraggle Rock is really a no-brainer as a franchise. It's all good-to-go. In fact, this film could help save the Weinstein Co from its current problems. I mean, if MGM can put out Hobbit and James Bond movies then the ecomomy is just bad all around the film industry.

They might as well make a Grape Ape movie if they're going for obscure marketable CG talking animal films with catchy advertising gimmicks (a big furry purple ape in absurd settings and placements). That's pretty much a blank slate to exploit in any way a studio would want without upsetting...

I have a feeling that Pepe's involvement at the table read landed him a lot more lines. There are some fans out there with a strange aversion to Pepe when he's been one of the major contributors to maintaining the Muppet brand and keeping it fresh. We're getting some classic characters back in...

I wonder if they'll do a teaser trailer for the Muppet film to roll before holiday films this Christmas. That's been done quite a bit before especially with Disney. :) Let's hope it could happen!